A pregnant woman and her 2-year old step son have died after the small SUV they were in was struck broadside by a full-size pickup northwest of Weldon, in southern Iowa’s Clarke County. The Iowa State Patrol says 22-year old Bethannie Rene Kennedy, of Osceloa, was driving 2004 Chevy Tracker, when the small SUV left its lane as it was traveling south on Highway 69 near the intersection with County Road H-50.

The vehicle was hit by a 2011 Chevy Silverado pickup that was traveling northbound on Highway 69. The accident happened a little after 6-p.m., Friday. Following the collision, the Tracker came to rest on its left side in the east ditch. Kennedy, and the child, Michael Dohrn, Jr., also of Osceola, died from their injuries the the hospital. The driver of the pickup, 71-year old Charles Le Roy Onyett, of Leon, was not injured. The accident happened a little after 6-p.m., Friday.